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A plain explanation of the whole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…
A plain explanation of the whole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable in these days of trouble and affliction in the church. Penned by a faithful preacher, now with God, for more private use, and now published for the further benefit of the people of God.A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable in these dayes of trouble and affliction in the church. Penned by a faithfull preacher, now with God, for more priuate vse, and now published for the further benefit of the people of God.
London: printed by T.S. for Nathaniel Newbery, 1622
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
After, is set forth the opening of the fourth Seal, where there comes a pale Horse, noting Death, which is he that sits upon him, and this shall befall to the wicked: And Hell is said to follow him (not Purgatory as the Papists dream) signifying that Hell accompanieth the death of the wicked, to wit, those that disobey Gods commandments. And this death cometh not only by the means of famine alone, and the sword alone, as in the former Seals hath appeared, but by them joined together, and other means joined with them, as namely, the evil Beasts. Which ⟨p. 35⟩teacheth us (as we may also see in the fourteenth of Ezekiel) that when particular afflictions profit us1 nothing at all, and when by particular judgements we cannot be brought to repentance; then the Lord must needs send manifold judgements; yea, he will join them all together (as in that place of Ezekiel) and he will add more unto them, as here he addeth the wild beasts unto the famine and sword.
After, is set forth the opening of the fourth Seale, where there comes a pale Horse, noting Death, which is he that sits vpon him, and this shall befall to the wicked: And Hell is said to follow him (not Purgatory as the Papists dreame) signifying that Hell accompanieth the death of the wicked, to wit, those that disobey Gods commandements. And this death commeth not onely by the meanes of famine alone, and the sword alone, as in the former Seales hath appeared, but by them ioyned together, and other meanes ioyned with them, as namely, the euill Beasts. Which ⟨p. 35⟩teacheth vs (as we may also see in the fourteenth of Ezechiel) that when particular afflictions profit vs1 nothing at all, and when by particular iudgements we cannot be brought to repentance; then the Lord must needs send manifold iudgements; yea, hee will ioyne them all together (as in that place of Ezechiel) and he will adde more vnto them, as here he addeth the wilde beasts vnto the famine and sword.